書しょ名めい

しょ

め

い

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

book title; title of a book

Refers to the name or title of a book. Used in bibliographic contexts, library catalogs, and everyday conversation about books.

この書しょ名めいは聞きいたことがある。
I've heard of this book title before.
書しょ名めいだけで本ほんを選えらぶのは難むずかしい。
It's hard to choose a book just by its title.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉の書しょ名めいを挙あげるto cite the title of a book
参さん考こうにした資し料りょうの書しょ名めいを挙あげてください。
Please cite the titles of the books you referenced.
書しょ名めいで検けん索さくするto search by book title
図と書しょ館かんのシステムでは書しょ名めいで検けん索さくできる。
You can search by book title in the library's system.
書しょ名めいを記しるすto write down a book's title
レポートの最さい後ごに参さん考こう文ぶん献けんの書しょ名めいを記しるした。
I wrote down the titles of the reference books at the end of my report.

Kanji

書write
名name, noted, distinguished

Related words

題だい名めいN2
書名 specifically means the title of a book, while 題名 is a broader term used for the title of any work such as a book, movie, or article.
タイトルN2
書名 is a formal, bibliographic term for a book's title, whereas タイトル is a common loanword used casually for the title of any creative work.

Don't confuse with

署しょ名めいN3
書名 (a book's title) and 署名 (a signature) are pronounced identically as しょめい but have completely different meanings.

Word family

文ぶん書しょ名めい
document name; document title
著ちょ書しょ名めい
title of a book; title of a literary work
報ほう告こく書しょ名めい
report name

Etymology

Compound of 書 (しょ, 'book' or 'writing') and 名 (めい, 'name'). The straightforward kanji composition directly yields the meaning 'book title'.